Old Items Get a Fresh New Face

Jodi Peterman Before & After, DIY's

We had so much fun seeing everyone’s great finds on August 13th for National Garage Sale Day that we felt inspired to show some more fun ideas. We start off small, with some easy at home DIY’s. However, towards the end they get a little tougher, and we suggest only doing them if you are an experienced DIY-er, or have …

Red & Gold vs. Black & Gold

Jodi Peterman Fun Rooms, Residential

If you are located in Iowa, like we are, then there is no explanation needed for this post. However, if you are from out of state, then you could be slightly confused. Let me explain. Like other states, we have more than one public university. In Iowa, we have three: the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Iowa State University, and …

Red & Gold vs. Black & Gold

Jodi Peterman Fun Rooms, Residential, Uncategorized

If you are located in Iowa, like we are, then there is no explanation needed for this post. However, if you are from out of state, then you could be slightly confused. Let me explain. Like other states, we have more than one public university. In Iowa, we have three: the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Iowa State University, and …

Living Room Ideas: Before and After

Elizabeth Erin Designs Uncategorized

Hello everyone and welcome back to our blog! Today we are going to look at some before and after pictures of living rooms that we found and will talk about the great ideas they had and how to do all kinds of changes to your living space! Lets take a look at this first living room, the before and afters …

Watermelon Themed Rooms and Furniture

Elizabeth Erin Designs Uncategorized

Happy National Watermelon Day! We hope everyone is having a great summer and definitely enjoying some watermelon during this fantastic time of year! This week we decided to do a fun post about watermelon, and what kind of watermelon themed rooms and furniture are out there, let’s take a look! To start off let’s look at the themed rooms. This …

EED Favorite Finds of the Year…So Far

Jodi Peterman Uncategorized

Since it’s half way through the year already (I am still in denial) it’s about time to sum up our favorite finds from 2015 so far! We asked each of the designers here at Elizabeth Erin Designs to give us a few of their own favorites!   Jodi : I absolutely LOVE this chair and ottoman upcycled by Repinned for …

Reupholstering with Riana at Repinned

Jodi Peterman Before & After, How To

There are some things that never go out of style, like the “little black dress”. The same can be said about the Wing Back Chairs in interior design. This style of chair can be masculine in leather for the rustic male or feminine in floral or gender neutral in fabulous geometric. For many of use we inherit furniture from a …